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October 15, Blog Action Day: Fight Poverty With Words

To be honest, I’ve never known poverty.I’ve never gone hungry a day in my life.That’s an understatement.My life has been filled with abundance.But, I do care about those less fortunate.What can I do?

Social inequities are everyone’s concern.In a civilized society everyone has the right tothe basic necessities of life.But, not everyone goes to bed in a warm bed or with a full belly.People die every day from hunger and lack of clean water.And, where there’s no justice, there’s no peace.What can I do?

Donate food to a soup kitchenGive up a few cupcakes and donate the moneyVolunteer your time in a local homeless shelterHold business socially accountable in labor practices and wagesRaise awareness by learning about the world impact of poverty

Those words may seem frivolous or even gratuitous on acupcake blog while extolling the virtues of a luxuryitem that sells for $3.00 a pop.To the impoverished, the cost of a gourmet cupcake could save alife by providing vital medicine or formula for their malnourished babies.

Sometimes, all a person has are words.Words can inspire. Words can be a wake up call to action.Words can be weapons in the fight against oppression.

Words can also feed the hungry.FreeRice.com is one way you can help feed the poor with words.

“The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 20 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed more than two million people since it started in October 2007.”